Candace Owens may not be eyeing the White House herself, but she already has a favorite in mind for 2028. The political commentator recently revealed that she would back Tucker Carlson if he decided to launch a presidential bid.
The 37-year-old conservative US commentator shared, “I always tell my listeners I’d never run for president, I’d only run for dictator because I’m not dealing with Congress, I’m not dealing with lobbying, I am not dealing with any of this, I am not dealing with Lindsey Graham calling for another war.”
After being let down by Donald Trump, Candace says she would back Tucker Carlson running for political office
During an exclusive interview with RT on June 4, Owens told Rick Sanchez at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), “I’m just going to be like, ‘Here’s what we’re doing and here’s what we’re not doing.’ So I tell them, vote for me if the terms are acceptable, that I will be dictator of the United States, and that is it. But in the short run, I really don’t have an interest in running for office because there is just too much inauthenticity, also, you know, the great letdown of Trump.”
The political commentator then gave reasons why she believes Carlson could be a good candidate. “I would be interested in strongly getting behind someone like Tucker Carlson, though. Would you? I would. And so I would love for him to run, and I would create the dynamic that [I] and Charlie had and run all over to help him get elected.”
Sanchez noted that Tucker was also close to Charlie Kirk. Owens responded by saying, “He was, and to see him be one of the lone voices, I would also say Megyn Kelly, who told the truth about Charlie shifting perspectives toward the end, just further committed me. He’s also at a great place in his life; his children are older. I would gratefully get behind someone like Tucker Carlson.”
The statement comes after being let down by Donald Trump, who attacked several conservative media personalities, including Carlson, and called her “crazy” in April 2026, reports The Daily Beast. She reacted by saying, “It may be time to put Grandpa up in a home.”
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